Ecology Learning Goals (Ch 3-6)

Ch 3 The Biosphere
Objectives:

• What is Ecology?
• Explain how biotic and abiotic factors influence relationships within biota.
• Describe how producers and consumers obtain energy and nutrients.
• Describe how energy flows through ecosystems.

Ch 4 Ecosystems and Communities
Objectives:

• Identify the factors that influence climate.
• Explain how competition shapes communities and the relationships within them.

Ch 5 Population Growth
Objectives:

• What factors determine the carrying capacity of a population?

Ch 6 Humans in the Biosphere
Objectives:

• What are the effects of biological magnification?
• Why is biodiversity important?
• How is biodiversity threatened and preserved

Ecology Notes Part 1
Ecology Notes Part 2
Study Guide Ecology


Food Web Project Tips:

• Search for: "food webs in _biome"
• Get an idea of the types of organisms (plants, animals, protists, fungi and bacteria) that live in that ecosystem.
• Search then for: "symbiosis in __biome"
• Include these organisms in your food web